Get focused to write better + slay your word count

I’m wading through the wordy seas at the moment. Wonderful clients are writing up a storm, we’re checking in regularly, and some editing requests that I just couldn’t refuse because the books are interesting and fun are competing for my attention...

Accountability: not as official or boring as you’d think

For those who want to know, I’m reporting back about Himself’s progress on his book. My intervention went pretty much as scripted, and if you missed that post, you can read back over it here. At the end, Himself was ready to go, excited and energised to be writing his...

Season’s turn

I took a little walk down the back of our property yesterday, and was struck by the majesty of our chestnut trees: they’re full-size, beautiful, and their leaves are turning. Then I thought: It’s been a year since my photoshoot for new pics for this...

Your plan = your power

This is an excerpt from an eBook I’m writing at present, that you’ll be able to download for FREE pretty soon. (And I’m just going to say that it’s taking a LOT of restraint to be this low-key about it. I’m loving this eBook so hard right...

Why write at all? (and the 3 things writers forget)

If you’re some way into your writing – either your career or your book – then you’ll most likely have thought this at some point: Why write at all? It’s one of those thoughts that comes after you find yourself thinking, “I seem to...